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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Everything is changing here
in Missão Brasil Santos! For a girl who's never liked change all that much, I'm
doing alright!

First off, we're going
to meet our new mission president tomorrow! How I already got to this
point in my mission that I'm sending off my president and getting a new one
beats me, but it's happening!

Also, my friends are
all getting transferred and leaving me in Bertioga, but it's ok, because I
adore my companion and am secretly praying that she's my last companion. We'll
see if that works out!

Lastly, I'm starting
to see the difference that missions make. Without a doubt, I will always be
that crazy Kayla that a majority of you have come to know (and either put up
with or love), but I'm a different person now than I was 16 months ago. At
least, I feel different.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

It's bittersweet, but
I'm living it up here in my final weeks as a full-time missionary!

I just want everyone
to know that I absolutely adore what I'm doing. Missions are hard, but so worth
it! I love putting on my nametag everyday and knowing that I am a
respresentative of Jesus Christ. His church is on the earth again and that that
same authority that He had, that Priesthood, is on the earth today. The
Preisthood is a blessing,one that I want everyone to take part of.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

From the keeper of this blog -At the bottom of our family email this week Kayla requested,"I have no time left. Could you write on my blog that I'll write next
week??"Done!Also from the keeper of this blog -I don't think Kayla would mind if I included something from her family email here. It's so representative of her, the strength of her testimony, and the love she has for her brother.She was able to call home on Mother's Day. It's so neat chatting face to face with a missionary. During that call, she challenged Justin to share something from his daily scripture study with her in our family's weekly email. She's been much more diligent than he has, but this last week he (we) finally remembered his commitment and he shared something from the book of Alma in the Book of Mormon. This was her response:

"I love Alma!

Want to know what I
read? I read in Mosiah 25 when Alma baptizes Zoram and talks about the power of
the scriptures. When we read the scriptures and find ways to apply them to our
lives, we are using them for what they were written for!

How do you apply the
scriptures to your life? What is one thing that you learned in the scriptures
that taught you an important lesson?

I love you Justin!
Keep reading, praying, and obeying! Those things will prepare you to be a missionary!"

These two have always had a close relationship. I love that about them. And I love that Kayla's such an incredible mentor and example for the little brother who loves her to pieces!

About Me

I'm Kayla, but for the next 18 months, I'll be known as Sister McEldowney. From March 2015-September 2016, I will be serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! I have been called to serve in the Brazil, Santos Mission! I'm so excited to share the gospel in Brazil and share my adventures with all of you!